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Taylor to Be Out 10 Days to 2 Weeks

Jim Zorn has confirmed that an MRI Sunday showed that Jason Taylor suffered only a sprained knee Saturday night in Charlotte.

Jason Reid reports that Taylor, whose knee was hit in a pileup in the second quarter of the Redskins' 47-3 loss, will be out 10 days to two weeks and, Zorn said, the team will proceed cautiously with him. That means that whether he is ready for the opener isn't certain. Zorn would prefer, obviously, to have him for the last 15 games rather than the opener.

That timetable would, though, put Taylor's streak starting 130 regular-season games in jeopary. The injury initially looked serious, with Taylor writhing on the ground and screaming. He limped off the field, however, and was treated briefly on the sideline. Then he was taken to the locker room, where X-rays were negative.

Nothing has change with Jon Jansen, who sprained his foot. He could be out a couple of days, jansen said.

New Head Coach (w/ ZERO play calling experience), New offense, New QB (since the playoff run). Injury bug through out the preseason, Gibb was right after all! Preseason conditioning does matter. J. Campbell has NOT proved to be a NFL QB. Remember Skins fans, T. Collins in Al Saunders offense got this team to the playoffs!!!! Not J. Campbell and his inablility to finish games (Dallas, TB, both INT's late in the game).
Jason Campbell is NOT ready to lead!

Which Jason is more indestructible: Taylor or Campbell? I guess you'd have to go with Campbell because he took two big hits, either one of which looked as if it might send him to the OR, to the knee last year with minimal consequences.

Some people do argue blindly no matter what the situation is. I am not here to defend Jason Campbell but let's give credit where it's due. Did you evaluate the front 5 whose duty was to protect the QB? That is my and your answer. I was listening to commentary yesterday and I was so surprise to even hear Joe Theisman who had been in that situation before blaming the QB whereas the front 5 were never able to protect the QB. What else do you want him to do. See how much time the Panthers QB had to throw the ball.

There's a reason why some players manage to stay healthy for most of their careers, and it's not luck. JT is strong, durable, flexible, even for a professional athlete. Most NFL guy's knees are blown to hell on that play. Finding durability in this league today is as important of a skill as finding talent for GMs. Let's hope that JC's durabililty is a sign of a long and healthy career.

The only people here to blame are Cerrato and Snyder.
1) hiring Zorn as head coach ? This guy is not head coach material. He stutters and stumbles his way thru every press conference, he doesn't sound confident and he's not assertive. He may be a good coordinator, but head coach he is not.
2) Personnel decisions: top draftees not making any impact, no offensive line depth. No real depth on defensive line either. Safety play horrible except for Moore.

Campbell needs to get rid of the ball. You can always count on Joey T to give you honesty. He doesn't shy away from faulting the QB when it's due. Campbell looked as azz backwards as everyone else. He was clearly holding the ball too long, had rubber legs whenever he tried to scramble (often too late), and his throws (for the first time this preseason) were off and mostly too high.

Clearly they have their work to do. Don't kid yourselves by thinking there success in the HOF game and the first preseason game means playoffs. They looked horrible against GB, and GAWD awful last night.

Kareem Moore deserves to start in the opener opposite Landry. Doughty is a much less expensive Archuleta. He can blitz ok but can't cover anybody.

I can understand why the defense struggled so much. They were literally on the field the entire 1st quarter. Then Taylor goes down. Deflating and it just snowballed from there.

They should let Taylor sit that first week since we are going on Thursday. Much rather see him completely healthy the last 15 games and go with a rotation of Evans and James than risk him by rushing back.

Great news on Taylor of course. I am shocked by last night's performance. However, I am not losing sight of the fact that this O-line is better than they have performed over the last couple of days. Campbell needs to step up. I hope Zorn get's him in a groove by running plays that Campbell is really confident in. The D-line has been sturdy aganist the run until last night. Palermo needs to light the fire under them. Doughty had a tough night. He missed tackles that lead to big play TD's. He took bad angles that lead to big TD's. Finally he not much of a cover guy. I think the longer he plays, the more teams will target him in their passing game.

"Clearly they have their work to do. Don't kid yourselves by thinking there success in the HOF game and the first preseason game means playoffs. They looked horrible against GB, and GAWD awful last night.

"1) hiring Zorn as head coach ? This guy is not head coach material. He stutters and stumbles his way thru every press conference, he doesn't sound confident and he's not assertive. He may be a good coordinator, but head coach he is not."

I take it you have first hand experience on the practice field?? He stutters and stumbles through....A PRESS CONFERENCE???? How do you know he's not out in guys faces out on the practice field or in meetings?? Bill Belichick doesn't do anything but breathe in a press conference. I guess that makes him a terrible coach too. Zorn has yet to coach a meaningful NFL game and already he's a bust????

I'm no fan of Snyder and Cerrato, but THANK GOD you're not running the team. Spurrier would probably still be the coach(he went undefeated through his first preseason) and Joe Gibbs 1.0 would've been fired after his 0-4 preseason that led to a Super Bowl.

I agree w/ some we do need to recognize JC never really brought us from behind ...

Yes, TC elevated that offense quite a bit.
Thus it is too simplistic for us to blame Joe Gibbs for the offense. It sure looked much better down the stretch w/ TC at the helm; it simply is not debatable.

However, I am not going to say as some that Zorn cannot coach. That remains to be seen, and I am going to give Zorn a chance just as Joe Jackson Gibbs was given his first head coach job w/ the Skins.

This is what pre-season if for: figuring out where your weaknesses are. However too many are showing.
Campbell needs to understand that a QB who is not mobile nor quick on the release will not succeed in today's NFL. Ask Patrick Ramsey--who nontheless I think they should have hung on to.

IT'S ONLY PRESEASON!!! You all just chill and STFU. Calling for heads to roll on preseason is plain stupidity. If you are a true Die-hard Skins fan, you've got to take the good with the bad. Every 1st year coach 1st season is all full of question marks, remember Joe Gibbs starting 0-7? Everyone was calling for his head, but a great coach will learn from his mistakes and achieve great success. I'm not saying that Zorn will be great but time will tell. Give JC a break, this is his 4th or 5th different offensive system. Time will tell if he fits in the system. So just chill and enjoy the season. Hail to the Redskins, Hail Victory!!

Monkalicious,
Getting rid of the ball is easy but throwing the ball to nobody is also a topic to be discussed if he ever does that in a game. So there is no win-win sitaution for that poor QB. The West Coast offense is based on timing and throwing into open space to allow receivers to continue to chunk more yards after the catch. He hangs on because the play has not developed to create the open space. The O-Line was beaten, not only that, pushed into their own QB. This is terrible. If you want to criticize, be bold and call a spade a spade. The O-Line needs work. I believe you were praising the QB when his passes were right on the spot in the 1st game against Colts. Because he has the time for the game to develop.

Good thing JT didn't go on IR. Could have been worse. Seeing how Carolina played with such energy and force, Zorn should have exercised caution and pull out his irreplaceable starters. Personally I don't like the way Carolina played because it's only preseason. It looked like they were playing with revenge and arrogance. Perhaps they were playing out of a bet that they could dominate the Redskins. The score proved it among other actions. Obviously it's very personal.

There is no time to look in different directions and double pump on a three step drop. Yes, the line was horrible, and maybe the receivers didn't run perfect routes to be counted on, and yes they are learning a new offense. The whole system was down last night, but Campbell was no innocent bystander.

The ability of the New York Giants to defend their Super Bowl title took a major hit on Saturday night.

According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network, Umenyiora suffered a torn MCL, and will miss the entire season.

Umenyiora suffered the injury in Saturday night’s preseason game against the Jets. It’s not the first time a key member of the team’s defense was lost for the year in the annual showdown with the team that shares a stadium with the Giants. Several years ago, cornerback Jason Sehorn tore an ACL while returning a kickoff against the Jets. He was never the same after that.

The loss of Umenyiora will prompt immediate speculation that Michael Strahan might be lured out of retirment. It was widely believed that, if the Giants had paid Strahan enough money, he would have returned for another year. Now that Umenyiora is gone, the Giants might be inclined to break the bank to bring back Strahan.

Without Umenyiora or Strahan, look for the Giants to move Mathias Kiwanuka or Justin Tuck (or both) to defensive end on a full-time basis.

New team, new scheme, new position on the line, plantar fascitis, open the season with a sprained knee, 32 years old, already angling for a post-career TV life...something tells me that he's not exactly hungry to prove himself here. I don't know, folks. It really feels like we're in for a mediocre season from Jason Taylor.

How come when the team is winning it's only the preseason but when we have an off night it's everything? The purpose of the preseason is to practice in a competitive environment. Thank God we'll have the opportunity to learn from this before the season not during.

How come when the team is winning it's only the preseason but when we have an off night it's everything? The purpose of the preseason is to practice in a competitive environment. Thank God we'll have the opportunity to learn from this before the season not during.

Posted by: opiesstuntboy | August 24, 2008 2:45 PM

The only disagreement I have is that alot of fans still deem the preseason as meaningful, even when we are winning. How many times have I heard Colt Brennan should be the starting QB based on 4th quarters of meaningless football games?

Preseason football is one of the most misleading things in all of sports. If you've ever gambled on week 1 you know this all too well.

Last night may do great things for this team. A much needed wake up call, the honeymoon is over, time to get to work. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and we haven't even gotten started.

Let's remember our O-line was playing with a heavy heart last night as our Head Hog just lost his daughter. Buges should be right up there with Gibbs in my book for his contributions to this organization and our positive thoughts/prayers go out to him.

In a sick and twisted way, I think what happened last night may have been a good thing (Not including the injury to J. Taylor)

I think the kool-Aid may have been flowing a little too freely. I think the O Line was definitely humbled at best (embarrassed at worst) and they will be eager to show that last night was nothing more than a bad night.

Dude, I am so with u on all of this
Thomas didn't want to play with the big boys
It was pathetic
Snyder and cerrato might end up eating a big crap sandwich on those two forced draft picks (best players on the board? What a load of baloney.
I love the second day picks but if yoi blow your top three picks on guys who can't play and all do the same thing, well. Your setting your franchise back again
Thanks for the email
Cheers

My email to JLC:

The lone bright spots are the play of Kareem Moore and Ryan Boschetti. Moore made some rookie mistakes but he showed flashes of having a game. Boschetti (bubble boy) makes the most of what he has, plays hard and never gave up. He is finally getting some recognition. Erasmus James showed a little. Khary Campbell was everywhere and proved he is a valuable contributor. I don't know who was playing poorly at DT but the Carolina backs had not problem getting to the second level so our DT's gave us very little. Maybe Boschetti should be getting more reps earlier. Is it just me or does it seem that as a kick returner, Devin Thomas seems looking for a place to take a dive. Worst of all, he drops his head and that is asking for serious injury. I think both Kelly and Thomas should be on IR all season. Go with Mix and McMullen. And finally, I dont understand Injury Settlements.. what prevents a team from paying players a settlement to hang around town in case of need. I would bring Rian Wallace back to the practice squad. LB depth is looking very necessary, with Jason Taylor out for a two weeks at least.

As a Giants fan, I have always hated the 'Skins, but I have to relay this to you to raise your hopes.

Osi Umeniyora is going to need surgery on knee ligaments, and is almost certainly out for the season. This, in combination with the retirement of Michael Strahan, makes this Giants season the shortest viable championship defense in Super Bowl history.

The point spread for the September 4 game just shifted to the Redskins.

Malcolm Kelly was supposed to be out two weeks, just before the HOF game, four pre-season games later we have yet to see his sorry A$$ even catch a ball.

Danny wants to sell lots of hot dogs and beer at the home opener. He spent a lot of money on this new toy, so he does not want the carrot off the stick for the fans before he cashes in on Jersey/tickets, etc.

Burst out laughing when read this!
Got to tell you guys, I was listening to Larry, Sonny, Sam last night, and boy did it sound like it was all over for JT later when they said a sprain I was surprised.

Danny wants to sell lots of hot dogs and beer at the home opener. He spent a lot of money on this new toy, so he does not want the carrot off the stick for the fans before he cashes in on Jersey/tickets, etc.

I wonder if JT was more scared of serious injury than in pain but who knows. I also wonder though if maybe that sprain was more painful than people think. I would think you would have to be pretty tough to be a starting DE for years.

The loss of Umenyiora will prompt immediate speculation that Michael Strahan might be lured out of retirment. It was widely believed that, if the Giants had paid Strahan enough money, he would have returned for another year. Now that Umenyiora is gone, the Giants might be inclined to break the bank to bring back Strahan.

Without Umenyiora or Strahan, look for the Giants to move Mathias Kiwanuka or Justin Tuck (or both) to defensive end on a full-time basis.

Posted by: PFT | August 24, 2008 2:38 PM

Even with last night's sprain, the JT trade just keeps getting better and better. Too bad for Osi, I'd much rather this happened to a #*%^ like Shockey. And of course, while I'm sorry our Philip Daniels had to go down for JT to come here, if he hadn't, right now the NY Post would be covering another big trade to a NY team today.

Anyone remember that commercial where the football player on a training table gets his broken or dislocated hand/fingers set without flinching and the couch potato guy on a training table next to him watches and then passes out?

What a little girl! All that for a MILD sprain. Miami must be producig a bunch of P's. Son, we are the NFC East--a rock em, sock em, manly division. Toughen up!

Posted by: Here We Go | August 24, 2008 2:01 PM

This clown must not have seen the play. If Theismann's leg injury is a 10, that play was at least a 6. So I'm trying to understand what's not "manly" for you: the 130 straight games he's played (which is outstanding for a guy who makes a living in the trenches) or the fact that a potential season ending injury will only result in him missing only a game or two.

Now if you want someone to "man up", try your boy Osi. That clown's going to miss the season because of a juke gone wrong, not a multi-player pileup.

I am a professional! I know how to take a whuppin! I have been doing it all my life and I am still here, that is why I am a professional! Who cares about being a great quarterback when I can continually use the excuse of learning my 7th or 8th system in as many years for my lack of brilliance. So what if I never showed any flash of talent or led my team from a deficit like Colt Brennen. As long as they still believe that I am a number 1 draft choice just because Coach Gibbs picked me at the end of round 1, I will forever milk my millions into the bank thanks to Danny "I wish I was Wuerffel" Snyder. And since I have a new "Quarterback" head coach hired just to please my every whim, I should be able to milk another long term contract out of these "Suckers". After all, if they cannot tell by year 4 that I am not that good, then they will never get rid of me. JC out!

Makes you wonder about whether a guy like Boschetti(sp?) could slip past on the waiver wire.

Posted by: Anonymous | August 24, 2008 4:04 PM

Not unless he morphs from a slow DT to a lean pass rusher overnight.

Keep in mind peeps, the Giants have our old friend Renaldo Wynn. Regardless of the media overreaction, they are still very good and very deep on the d-line. I'd be surprised if they got desperate and tried to get Strahan back.

I was waiting and hoping that a loss like this owuld come so we could see the real side of the so called "FANS" on this board. Most of you all are fair weather fans.

This team is not going to win the SuperBowl this year anyway and even if they do, they will not go 16 - 0.

Give it a break they are not as bad as they looked las night are wer not as good as most "FANS" thought leading up to the game.

Yeah they stunk up the joint last night, but I'm still onboard as a loyal fans
HTTR!

New post...

You people are some thing else. I don't know why I read this crap...it is funny to see how up and down ( I think I read bi-polar fans somewhere) the fans can be.

Couple of things...

Depth in the NFL or the Skinz lack of depth a certain positions will always be a thing team have to deal with. You have 32 teams and not that many capable football players. This kinda of reinforces the statement "...any given Sunday...

Secondly...

I can't say it enough...you "FANS" are so wishy washy. Even those who say they are long time fans. The team is not as good "FANS" think they are aftger a win and they are not as bad as they seem after last nights debacle.

Actually, my mom IS an idiot. She'd be the first to tell you. Give me your email address and I'll be glad to fill you in with the specifics.

It's just funny to me that some Armchair QB could actually sit there and say that a professional football player who has played in over 100 games without serious injury is somehow soft because he came about 2 degrees from snapping his knee ligaments like a Slim Jim. If you were in on that play, you'd probably have that leg amputated.

Wait... I should clarify. I didn't mean that the football player in the commercial was the opposite of JT. I meant it's sad when an armchair QB picks on a football player in pain when said armchair QB wouldn't last through one training camp practice. You probably knew what I meant though.

Let's stop acting like it all went bad when Taylor went out. He did NOTHING except get worked before his injury.

I guess he's decided he will be the RIGHT end, where he played most the night and was well contained one on one by the OLT Gross.

Both he and Carter did their patented WIDE RUSH most plays, which left the entire inside to be defended by the tackles and MLB.

That didnt' work with the defensive tackles the redskins have. They aint' the Minnesota Williams.

A healthy LANDRY wouldn't have made ALL the difference tonight, but having him and Marcus Washingotn out hurt and will most games.

Looks like the PANTHERS didn't have much trouble solving the simplified defense Blache has promised now that double G has been run out of town. I sincerely hope Williams greatly complex defense wasn't the gum that was patching that leaky boat together by confusing offenses. LET'S hope D was kept simple tonight because of all the injuries.

Kudos to the GENIUSES who think the entire blame belongs on DOUGHTY and BOSCHETTI and know things will get ALL BETTER when Taylor returns.

The LAUGH to KEEP FROM CRYING moment came when Fincher made a nice tackle, then limped of holding his Hamstring. OF COURSE!

Hey everybody,
this horrific season-ending injury to JT that now turns out to be only a one game miss, maybe two...

Anyway, it just occurred to me it reminds me of the Paul Pierce injury.
He was down in game 1 vs. LA, he was out, it was so serious he had to be carried off the court. All the Celtics, the fans, everyone watching on TV was thinking "he had to be carried off? He is done for the series"

Turns out Pierce was writing in pain, "unable to walk at all" but of course came back, played in each game, was the leading scorer and series MVP.

What happened to the days to when a guy had to be carried off, carted off, he really was done? If a guy could, he walked off.

I have to agree with comments about coaches in press conferences. How coaches answer questions in press conferences have nothing to do with on-field success.

I don't remember Gibbs 1.0 ever participating in any post-game news conferences. They are the creation of the new newsmedia, where constant 24-7 coverage of news items and non-news items are on the idiot box constantly.

Maybe fair weather fans ought to pay more attention to how coaches make adjustments on the field of play than they do in news conferences.

I am a professional! I know how to take a whuppin! I have been doing it all my life and I am still here, that is why I am a professional! Who cares about being a great quarterback when I can continually use the excuse of learning my 7th or 8th system in as many years for my lack of brilliance. So what if I never showed any flash of talent or led my team from a deficit like Colt Brennen. As long as they still believe that I am a number 1 draft choice just because Coach Gibbs picked me at the end of round 1, I will forever milk my millions into the bank thanks to Danny "I wish I was Wuerffel" Snyder. And since I have a new "Quarterback" head coach hired just to please my every whim, I should be able to milk another long term contract out of these "Suckers". After all, if they cannot tell by year 4 that I am not that good, then they will never get rid of me. JC out!